com.bea.p13n.security.management.credentials
Interface Credential

All Known Implementing Classes:

UserPasswordCredential

public interface Credential

This interface represent base type of credential

Nested Class Summary

static class

Credential.CredentialType

Method Summary

Credential.CredentialType	getCredentialType() Get the type of this credential object support
Object[]	getSecrets() Get secrets contained in credential object

Method Detail

getCredentialType

Credential.CredentialType getCredentialType()

Get the type of this credential object support

Returns

a predefined credential type

getSecrets

Object[] getSecrets()

Get secrets contained in credential object

NOTE: It is recommanded that returned secrets are in encrypted format

Returns

a list of secrets contained in credential object